Steven Woodrum Receives Rensselaer Medal

Steven Woodrum Receives Rensselaer Medal

Steven Woodrum received the Rensselaer medal from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Woodrum is a senior at Stuart Hall School.

The Rensselaer Medal was first presented in 1916 with purposes, to recognize the superlative academic achievement of young men and women and to motivate students toward careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.

The medal, the oldest prize of its kind in the United States, is awarded at more than 2,000 high schools throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. There are 200 Medalists currently enrolled in the freshman class at Rensselaer.

Each participating high school is allowed to select one member of the junior class to be honored with the Rensselaer Medal Award. The responsibility for designating the Rensselaer Medalist belongs to faculty and staff within the secondary school. Once school officials have made their selections, they submit their choice online.

The merit scholarship, with a minimum value of $15,000 per year, is guaranteed for four years (five for the Bachelor of Architecture program) for each medalist who is accepted and enrolls at Rensselaer. Overall, an enrolled student may be eligible to receive a minimum scholarship of $60,000.

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Steven Woodrum Receives Rensselaer Medal

Steven Woodrum received the Rensselaer medal from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Woodrum is a senior at Stuart Hall School.